Aspen03
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I just realized exactly how dirty my engine bay is in that pic. It's been 2 years since I steam cleaned it all. I think it's time...
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Smoke machine arrived this afternoon, it made VERY short work of finding the leak. I'm pretty sure it took longer to unbox. Is that line part of a larger set, a quick google shows a couple different options.
smoke was pouring out of the underside of the elbow. A couple tight wraps of super33 patches it up enough it no longer stumbles at warm idle. I didn't bother to take off the elbow because it was very brittle and would have probably crumbled in my hand.
Yeah, replace to whole christmas tree. I tried to cheap-out and piecemeal it to avoid paying $59, and every week I was getting more vacuum leaks and codes. The cheap Autozone (or whatever) elbows and hosing did not fit as well as factory, and/or as soon as I would replace one piece another would go bad. So I ended up buying the whole tree after lots of unsuccessful dorking around, and havent had any problems since. Good luck, and good job tracking it down.Yeah, the vacuum line christmas tree is still available. The Evap System Supply line is too if you need that. The factory pieces just rot out and have to be replaced after a while.
Ford 5.4L Vacuum Line Tree on Amazon
Ford Evap System Supply Line on Amazon
Yeah, when you get your smoke machine, blow smoke into the compressor's air intake and look for where it comes out in the suspension system. Works there too.
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